Love and marriage, music and poetry: centuries of song from Baroque to jazz, from one of the country’s leading tenors.
Britten Studio, Snape Maltings
A riotous, sharp-witted night of songs, standup and storytelling as Clare Summerskill hilariously unpacks the divine mystery of why lesbians exist.
The Pumphouse, Aldeburgh
Listen to Festival Featured Artist, Ryan Wigglesworth and violist Lawrence Power ahead of an exciting orchestral evening including world premieres.
Peter Pears Recital Room, Snape Maltings
An evening of orchestral brilliance: lyrical Brahms and a brand new concerto from Wigglesworth for the incomparable violist Lawrence Power
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Bold and joyous, our final night at the Pumphouse sees Britten Pears Young Artists let their hair down in a night of cabaret led by star tenor Nicky Spence. Sensational local drag artist Ginni Tonix closes the evening in dazzling style.
Fire and finesse from Brahms and Beethoven, along with a touching new quartet by Brett Dean: played with characteristic insight and panache by the magnificent Belcea Quartet.
Our annual Hesse Lecture returns on the final day of the Festival.
Early Britten, elegant Brahms and Wigglesworth’s touching dialogue with Bach in our final Festival concert.